Sent letter to Ian Punnett. Hope to hear you soon on Coast to Coast. Thank you for input on "Duchess" and the sweet signing that warmed an old lady's heart.

Hi Mark - Our Senior Center program cordinator heard you on the radio and told me about your website. We are very interested in having you come to our Senior Activity Center. We have a number of groups that we think would like to meet you and hear you talk, each group bringing their own interests as to why they would like to meet you. We have a book club, a writers group and a group called "Those Women" that are mostly single. We also have many other single people that would be interested in your online dating experiences. If you would happen to be near Elk River we would like the opportunity to have you visit. Please let us know your schedule and fees. By the way, we have two sites - our main site is attended by "younger seniors, newly retired". This is the site we would have you visit. Thanks for replying!

Mark, thanks so much for coming to our book club tonight and talking so openly and candidly about your book and experiences. I loved the book, thoroughly enjoyed reading it, have already passed it along and look forward to hearing more from you as well as continued success!

Mark, I agree with your last blog entry that the focus of middle age online dating (or any dating, I suppose) should be about the process, not the results. Let's face it, if the goal is to meet your life partner, you will likely have many, many "bad" results along the way, and you could easily get discouraged and give up before achieving that ultimate goal. Like you, I found myself divorced in middle age, and I have been online dating now for a few months. I have learned to just make it a part of my life. It's something I do, like running, or yoga, or going to church. I'm trying to strike a balance between being unhappily single and therefore being motivated to put myself out there on the dating circuit, and at the same time being happily single so I'm not feeling desperate or discouraged. Your ideas about defining dating success are very helpful. Enjoyed your book, too.

Thanks for the book event and quizz game at the Catterbox in St.Paul.